Bluetooth-enabled in-home patient monitoring system: Early detection of Alzheimer's disease

IEEE Wireless Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-79

  Cheng, Ho ^a   Zhuang, Weihua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; BABY BOOM GENERATION; E-HEALTHCARE; EARLY DETECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME PATIENTS; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; LOCATION INFORMATION; LOCATION TRACKING; MEDICAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL TREATMENT; MOVEMENT PATTERN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BLUETOOTH; COST REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE;

PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 77649168112     PISSN: 15361284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MWC.2010.5416353     Document Type: Article

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